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[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magneticzero:
That is normal...even on non smartphones...it is 911 location services and no it doesnt consume more battery with the crosshair indicator there and no actual satelite usuage indicator... it remains dormant until called up.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris Hansen:
Ok, thanks. I just thought it was odd that it looked like it was sending out signal with either the Standalone GPS or Verizon Location setting enabled.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] httr_:
i cant speak to whether its drawing power, but if you open maps,nav, or something else that uses gps you will see a different icon come up indicating data transfer to/from sats
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cg006:
Should i leave the vz and google location services also toggled on? Or will this also save battery if i leave it off?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magneticzero:
you dont need vz location services unless you use their products i would think. i leave google services on so i can atleast get a general idea where i am on the google maps.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milan03:
Yeah google location services is all you need. I think weather widget uses it as well so you need something to be on.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris Hansen:
Yeah, I know, I'm no newcomer to the Android platform, but I didn't have this icon on my OG Droid, and this was a different icon than the standard location icon, so that's why I asked.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intelintelintel:
i have a feeling im gonna get burned for this.. but ive been searching for ages and i just cant find anything on this..

basically its all about splash screens and boot animations..

1. whats the difference?!

2. how do you change them? simplest way?

any old links would suffice..

cheers..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I'm TheQuest:
Hi intelintelintel

I think you should find most of the answers to what you are asking:-

Here

,

here

and some more

here

or this

Desire HD Themes and Apps Forum

. :D

Take Care

TheQuest
[Thunderbolt General] dre4402:
i like using htc sense to upload piks to fb i dont like the fb app but it keeps syncing my contacts i forgot how i got it to stop i did it on my evo and my hero any suggestions
[Thunderbolt General] nosympathy:
open the facebook app, hit your menu key, settings, and at the bottom it says Sync Contacts, click that and change it to don't sync.
[Xoom Accessories] nMIK-3:
I believe I just found the perfect case for the Motorola Xoom!

I really love the original Motorola Xoom Portfolio case but the fact that is leaving scratches on the Xoom and most importantly the missing angle for typing on it, was keeping me away from buying it.

It looks like this case I just found is completely identical with the original one, extremely similar design but with an extra adjustment for typing! Hopefully it doen't leave scratches too!

I beleive this is what most people are looking forward to..

Here is the link

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/430766837/For_Motorola_Xoom_stand_wallet_leather.html

Picture here

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/430766837/For_Motorola_Xoom_stand_wallet_leather/showimage.html

I am not familiar with this website and it looks like a wholesale/mass order seller and there is no price.

But at least this is a great start :)

What you guys think?

Edit, more info:

It's made by a company called Y-Case.

Official website of the product here:

http://www.y-case.com/product.asp?id=568&show_list=1
[Xoom Accessories] graffixnyc:
I think that looks pretty cool.. I didn't see pricing on the official site though
[Xoom Accessories] lokko21:
It looks exactly like the Motorola portafolio case. But probably more expensive.

Evo Better Than The Best...
[Xoom Accessories] myv6mustang:
And still no port for charging while closed.
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
This case will probably leave scratches 2.
[Xoom Accessories] JerryGilreath:
It's very similar to the popular Toblino iPad case, which is well liked.

I actually reached out to the manufacturer of this case. The reply back was:

"The price for this case is 5.0usd/pc,MOQ is 300pcs." ... sadly I'm not an importer and am not willing to take the risk to import 300 units and resell them! Even at $5 each!

Hopefully someone will pick it up for distribution in the U.S.

FYI, the KeviKev case is available on Alibaba as well, for significantly less $$$... the markup is pretty severe on that case.
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
Yes it is availible on there as well now get a quote for genuine leather not the $5 PU man made stinky stuff, add the shipping import taxes customs duties shipping supplies federal taxes state taxes cost of operating, web fees paypal fees ebay fees ect ect and i bet you would be amazed at what they wind up costing. Now look at the flimsy cheap motorola OEM case that sells for the same price, who's mark up is worse? and as you said you wouldnt take the risk at $5 That $5 ends up being $30 by the time you add everything up,Thanks
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
are you sure the KeviKev case is the same one on Alibaba? Maybe the leather quality is different?

I'm only asking because I was actually thinking of getting the KeviKev case. The Pdair case is nice, but very expensive ($120) http://www.pdair.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=11000659_11001165_11001166&products_id=32373
[Xoom Accessories] myv6mustang:
Now that's a good looking case
[Xoom Accessories] JerryGilreath:
@kevikev ... your points are exactly why I wouldn't take the risk. Note I didn't cut your business down for doing the importing... in fact I think you're doing a great job and a fantastic service to the Xoom community. Bravo. If you peruse the forums, here and at the owner support site, you'll quickly notice I've been pimping your cases... because of these reasons. As a matter of fact, I was one of the first to note it and drive people to your site and ebay auction. So, be nice! I'm allowed to have an opinion kevikev!

That said... $48 is still pretty steep for a case... including the crappy moto case I purchased on day 1. Not to say I wouldn't pay that much for a decent leather case... with proper cutouts of course ;-)
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
OK I just wanted to clarify there are many so called leather cases showing up now at a cheaper price. But trust me they are bicast or pu synthetic leather not from a animal the use to moo if you go to that website use coupon code (xoom) be 10% off till Sunday midnite not good on ebay
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
that's good to know...the leather makes all the difference

Also, the xoom is kinda curved in the back...does the leather curve up as well so its not a loose fit on the side edges?
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
but you also have to realize the risk he is taking ....he may not sell all of them....he has to pay taxes, and many other overhead costs. ~$40 is not bad ....the plasticy crap case motorola produces is just as much
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
Risk is right the other night the power went out and I tripped on a stack of them lol

I have 300 plus I pad 1 cases that I can't sell for less than I paid I also have 200 tab cases that I can't sell at cost, I could go on and on but that's the risk its not like getting 100 of your friends together and everyone pitches in 20 bucks you order 100 cases and split them you don't. Need to pays taxes accountants and so on. Thanks for you post I'm glad to see someone realizes that this is work. Best buy probibly pays 5 bucks for the motor case now that's a markup
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
Thanks

the xoom is kinda curved in the back...does the leather curve up as well so its not a loose fit on the side edges??
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
Its a good fit not curved though, I do have one being built that is like the Motorola case but in a carbon fiber leather like material that the clips are leather warped if you look at my website at the tab case you'll see what it will look like but made for the xoom it will actually have a typing position did you guys get the coupon code for the xoom. Case 10% off use the coupon code xoom.
[Xoom Accessories] Henendez:
ZooGue Case

Just wanted to let you all know about the ZooGue case. It can go into any angle and you have access to all the ports. It at a good price aswell for only 49.99

I also used this code for 5 bucks off. ZGHENDREN26
[Xoom Accessories] pat4714:
this case is for ipad 2 not xoom dont buy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170611519979&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
[Xoom Accessories] pat4714:
one size fits all lol
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
not a fan of that string hanging around...rather have magnet closure like the kevikev case
[Xoom Accessories] nMIK-3:
Anyone manage to find a store or seller that that sells this case?
[Xoom Accessories] vzontini:
The PDair case is the best looking one I've seen (and it should be amazing at that price) but I can't tell if it allows for a typing angle. It only shows the viewing angle.
[Xoom Accessories] nMIK-3:
I am talking about the y-case for xoom.
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
These are made by them what is it thats different with the why case?
[Xoom Accessories] SVernon:
I just placed an order for one of the KeviKev xoom cases. (Thanks for the coupon code) Once is comes in Ill post here to let you all know what I think if it.

Hope it gets here quick.
[Xoom Accessories] SPIDERTECH:
I'm not a fan of the velcro strap being on there either. On top of that they couldn't even take a photo of the actual xoom in the xoom case for the main picture. They just photoshopped the xoom screen on it. It doesn't have any holes for the camera, sensors, or leds either. Another picture they show does have the holes though O_o.
[Xoom Accessories] eyecon82:
I already received my KeviKev case and it is great! already dropped my xoom onto a tile floor and it pretty much saved it.....

the only thing that annoys me is that there is not cutout for the usb/charger ports on the bottom
[Xoom Accessories] SPIDERTECH:
Since the Xoom fits in the motorola case the same way, that's been the only complaint I've had with that case too.
[Xoom Accessories] nMIK-3:
Please let me know when you have this case in stock and what is the delivery ETA for USA after we order.

http://www.kevikev.com/Black-Carbon-Fiber-Leather-Case-for-Motorola-XOOM-3g-4g-WiFi-BY10648.htm

Also thanks for this picture:

This is the first picture of the case that actually showing the Xoom standing in the lowest viewing angle, looks like to be just the perfect position for typing.
[Xoom Accessories] PearlMikeJam:
I don't believe that is the lowest angle. I believe it can rest one slot lower against the edge for more of a typing angle.
[Xoom Accessories] nMIK-3:
Yes but then is going to be completely flat, like the original Motorola Portfolio Case.

Not so good for typing. I mean you can type but you can't see you have to put your head exactly above the tablet.

This case have three "holes" which gives three viewing angles the last one showing in the picture is supposedly for typing. So this case have three viewing angles plus the flat mode equals four. In comparison the original Motorola portfolio case have two viewing angles plus the flat mode equals three.
[Xoom Accessories] PearlMikeJam:
I was expecting the typing position to be similar to the Galaxy Tab...
[Xoom Accessories] BBQ Bacon:
I just picked up the Xoom Portfolio by Riot Outfitters at Future Shop here in Calgary and will be taking it back. It looks nice and all, but when in place it covers the front facing camera and covers the back, home, etc spots on the screen. For $49.99 I expected better. I thought about just cutting the whole bigger for the ccamera, but covering the bottom part of the screen made it too hard to use.
[Xoom Accessories] kevikevdottcom:
unlike the moto case the material is thicker and will not lay flat like the moto case. you will be able to put the xoom against the clasp for a lower angle.
[Fascinate General] Oxirane:
A good friend of mine is getting the Fascinate today, and I was going to get her rooted and running 2.2. I've been digging through the Dev forum here, but I wanted opinions.... which ROM do you use, if you use any?

Also, any good theme suggestions? I'm looking for something lighter, whites and reds or blues would be wonderful.

Thanks all!
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
Superclean 2.9.2. Themes would either be HTC Sense, Gingerbread, or Nitro's themes.
[Fascinate General] sneakysolidbake:
I'm using the latest Superclean as always and right now I'm really diggin Nitro's Ultimate Honeycomb.
[Fascinate General] Oxirane:
Cool.... we'll give Superclean a shot and I'll run those themes by her. :)

Any idea also if Fugutweaks works with it? I use it on my phone, and wow, does it make a difference...
[Fascinate General] hecantbreathe:
SC 2.9.2 with Nitsuj17's Gingerbread
[Fascinate General] stayin100:
I suggest against rooting someones phone and flashing anything. It leads to nothing but problems. Instead lead them here and teach them to do it on their own. Otherwise ur going to have her calling you with questions our something not working yadda yadda yadda
[Fascinate General] Kaze105:
Helped one of my friends with fascinate to root and install a rom. He ended up complaining and complaining about how his phones not working anymore since he tried to install something else. (that was not compatible with the phone at all)
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
I've rooted for many of my friends with some reliable roms. Sure they might ask you some time about a problem, but most of the time its fine.
[Fascinate General] Oxirane:
Her uncle is a developer, so the phone is going to be rooted no doubt... and I'm going to teach her how to root, flash and ODIN. No worries, I've taught several people how to do all this.
[Fascinate General] shorttripp86:
By far the best combo IMO as well.

SC 2.9.2 (xImaged) Voodoo Fascinate
[Fascinate General] cuebask:
SC 2.9.2/ Ec10 Voodoo/ NitroHoney v3.1.1 / OC@1.1 with Tegrak

2 days stable and fast
[Fascinate General] xHoLyx:
SC rom for now. + Nitros theme

Rocking Frankenclean 2.9.2 Voodoo/EC10+Sound/Nitro Ultra Honeycomb v3.1/XDA Premium
[Fascinate General] chefthomas99:
Just dumped the droid x for an fascinate and getting it tomorrow! Consensus seems to be that SC 2.9.2 with ec10, nitro honeycomb is the best!
[Fascinate General] devlp1213:
on superclean 2.8 still(haven't had issues so haven't updated yet) with the wp7 theme and metroui launcher :)
[Fascinate General] Dobloro:
ROM: Superclean 2.6 (it was the most stable for me)

Theme: Teal RB
[Fascinate General] nickfury718:
SC 2.9.2 the most stable rom I've used since 2.6. Worth flashing for sure.
[Fascinate General] Rick ross is boss:
ROM: Dark revenge v4

THEME: nitro honeycomb

Rom is very stable for me runs great for me and nitros theme one of the best looking ones I think.
[Fascinate General] antcardi:
Superclean 2.9.2 voodoo. Nitsuj17s gingerbread theme recommended. Reason being it is not over the top like Nitro's. Giving a more stock look. Just my opinion. G/L rooting/flashing someone elses phone!!;)
[Fascinate General] caly2259:
Darkrevnge v.4 rom/endrestspecail kernal/midnight/blue steal theme. Try it you might like it
[Fascinate General] caly2259:
double post sorry
[Fascinate General] heffzilla:
Bendbowen's aosp honeycomb if you don't need mms, otherwise sc is really smooth too
[Fascinate General] ezas:
This is my fav and I get really good battery life. I like that it is dark but not black theme.
[Fascinate General] heffzilla:
yeah, i have had good luck with the batt life too
[Fascinate General] famousface:
Latest Super Clean and Jt voodoo kernel. Theme wise I liked the super honeycomb rom but prefer the VAGreen (gingerbread looking) for a few reasons. The honeycomb is harder to see in bright light, some programs like jorte don't display fully because of the animations (or even when disabled) and I really like the VA green battery icon. Oh, I also added the stock font at the end. Easy to see, read, works flawlessly.
[Fascinate General] CrucialBT:
I'm late to this party, but while I've been on SC 2.9.2 for a long while now, I know this is all going to change very soon. So while this is a great thing to be on now, in a week this could be completely different. (I'm sure JT and PK are working diligently on getting their respective ROM's to bring us their own flavors very soon.)
[Fascinate General] JoshDB:
I'm running SC 2.9.2, with times_infinity's Comavolted kernel, and Nitro's Ultimate Honeycomb. Smoothest my phone's ever run, and Voodoo color really helps the theme's aesthetics.
[Fascinate General] exnihilo:
I enjoy the following setup:

ROM: Superclean 2.9.2

Kernel: 0328 imnuts SV NoVoodoo

Theme: 420 Myst 2.5

Added Mods: Full battery popup + notification clock removed
[Fascinate General] Bigmack0507:
Superclean for sure!

2.9.2 Superclean EC10 Voodoo
[Fascinate General] M4tty:
Favorites in sig.

Sent from my Samsung Fascinate running SuperClean 2.9.2/EC10 UV-OC-Voodoo/Nitro Ultimate Honeycomb
[Fascinate General] fsuagentsmith:
I'm late to this party as well, but does anyone here other than me use AOSP vanilla froyo nextheme?

I'm using this and the OC kernal from nemisis2all. I've got no problems and judging by performance tests (quadrant and linpack) its the fastest I have experienced. To conserve battery life I use an application called Juice Defender.
[Fascinate General] drose6102:
Running Super clean 2.9.2 with jt's EC10 voodoo and nitro's ultimate honeycomb 3.1.2. I followed GizmoDroid's thread on erasing the CWM confusion step by step. Only thing i changed was flashing the DL09 modem. Amazing battery life, Voodoo color is WOW, and extremely fast. I love my Fascinate:D:D:D
[Fascinate General] theStig2011:
MIUI definitely. Anxiously awaiting for the mms and video recorder fixed. Then it will be my daily rom. My friend is running MIUI gingerbread on his incredible and it is awesome. I hope we get to that point.
[Fascinate General] 2pn:
SC 2.9.2 :)

still waiting kaoscinate getting stable :p
[Fascinate General] iamnotafanofgravel:
I liked the blackhole roms the best. Looks like a new one is coming. I think it was 4.1 that was the best rom I have ever tried. 4.2 and 4.3 seemed buggy/unfinished. I will try the new one when it comes out.
[Fascinate General] donots06:
miui + jts voodoo kernel + ec01 modem = heaven.

Can't wait till a few of the bugs get fixed, but even still, I use it as a daily driver and it's awesome.
[Fascinate General] piizzadude:
SC 2.92 + jts voodoo kernel + ec01 modem + gunnemikes new Black Alien theme = what seems like a brand new phone.
[Fascinate General] sorb3t:
[ROM][Radio][4.10.11]EC01 by adrynalyne all the way. And I'm using the kernal that was provided in that thread. BEST battery life IMO, and I've used superclean 2.9.2. I'm running the voodoo version. I have NO problems and I like the Touchwiz stuff. I would give your friend a few days to try Touchwiz, then maybe try AOSP, see what they like.
[Fascinate General] pikanate1:
EC01 :)
[Fascinate General] jjcas15:
SuperClean 2.9.2, Comavolt Voodoo, EC01 radio and topped it off with Nitro HoneyComb EC01 v4.2.... Phone is running and looking sharp!
[Fascinate General] prehistorical:
So far ED01 and EF 3.3.1 (keeps coming out with a new version seemingly every day!) + EF Extras via SC 2.9.2. Best battery life so far!
[Fascinate General] solarpolitiks:
I am using the EC01 buid and Touch of Blur theme. Looking good and running well
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
SC 2.9.2 with nemesis2all's OTB-Reloaded kernel at 1.3ghz, with Gingerbread theme 3.0 accurate battery version.

Sent from a Limited Edition phone from a Premium app..
[Fascinate General] jpricesd:
My flavor of the week is Evil Fascination 3.3.2 with Dark Alien theme.
[Fascinate General] RepAZ:
I'm really excited to try the new MIUI rom
[Fascinate General] lukegman:
Super clean.....favorite....2.2.1 froyo.....for themes I just use bw widgets for a clock ....launcher pro....and a black wall paper app....very clean and very fast....only bug is a force close on contacts history....but it still erases them...;)...ha ha
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] odawg1022:
I used the super 1 click to root my friends droid but every time I tried to flash the update.zip it would stop. So after the super 1 click what is my next step?

EVO 4G-VirusROM RC 6-Launcher Pro
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] wdl1908:
Note: This is a work in progress.

Note: All Image manipulation is done with GIMP.

Note: This guide is mainly for the A101 but can also be applied for the A70.

I was getting sick of not be able to take a good picture and use it as a wallpaper so that it looked good. I know there is an alternative "MultiPicture Live Wallpaper" but that thing is a memory hog.

PART 1

So I came up with this picture it's a PNG of 1200x1024. The different grids are the following sizes.

Blue: 8px

Green: 16px

Red: 32px

White: 64px

When this is set as a wallpaper we can finally see what is happening to the image.

Here are the screenshots for the 5 screens of the Stock Launcher of the Archos 101.

Screen 1

Screen 2

Screen 3

Screen 4

Screen 5

Since the status bar can not be hidden on the Stock Launcher we loose 32px at the top and on the right with the soft buttons we loose 40px. When positioned on the first screen we have a good view of the top left corner (1024x600) of the reference picture.

Now lets get to work with this picture below.

Size: 1680x1050

So what do we need to do. The result must be an image with a size of 1200x1024 for the A101 and 960x800 for the A70 where only the top 600px (A101) 480px (A70) will be visible in landscape mode.

Scaling the image to a height of 600px and keeping the aspect in mind. The result is a picture of 960x600

On the bottom add a 424px black border.

On both sides add a 120px black border.

and the result is

Size: 1200x1024

And the screenshot to prove it works.

This was tested with the Stock Launcher and ADW.Launcher.

PART 2

So this worked out because the original picture has a black background. So here is the solution for other pictures.

I made a multi layer xcf file with GIMP to address the problem. You can download it here for the A101 and here for the A70.

Open WallPaper_cropping.xcf in GIMP.

Select the "Background" layer.

File -> Open as Layer -> select the picture you want to crop.

Scale the layer to 1200px width and keep the aspect correct.

Position the layer so that the visible part looks good.

Turn visibility on/off so that only the layers "Background:, "The Picture", "Black Not Visible Part" are turned on.

Save the image as PNG with option "Merge Visible Layers"

Send to archos and apply as wallpaper with the Crop Wallpaper app and use the "Overall" button.

This is all for today. Next We'll see if we can do something with extending the background instead of cropping it.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] wdl1908:
Reserved for future use
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] wdl1908:
Reserved for future use 2
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] cajl:
reserved for thanks ;-)

many thanks
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] martinjh99:
Worked fine for landscape :) But when I turn it portrait there is a black bar at the bottom - How do I get it to fill in that black space??

Using ADW Launcher if that has any effect on it...

Would put up a screenshot but the forum won't let me...
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] wdl1908:
There is no way to do both landscape and portrait at the same time. So you have to choose.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] martinjh99:
ah ok- :( Thanks anyway.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] nikokroko:
Thanks wdl1908. It will be difficult for me to explain because of my poor english. But with your settings and my A70it it didn't (the image was too high). So I have set the top of my image at 183px and the bottom at 644px and now it's perfect. Maybe someone with skills could check those values cause I'm a newbie.

Thank you very much.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] wdl1908:
If you attach your original wallpaper I'll look at it to see what the best method is.